Sample-holder



T. H. OLLESHEIMER.

SAMPLE HOLDER. v APPLICATION FILED SEPT-30, I920- 1,395,005. Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

P7 77/1. OLLES/fE/ME/P PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE H. OLLESHEIMER, 0F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

SAMPLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Application filed September 30, 1920. Serial No. 413,815.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Trrnononn H. OLLE- SHEIMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sample-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The present invention relates to a sample holder for bolts of cloth or other material, and aims to provide a novel and improved device of extremely simple and inexpensive construction for holding samples of piece goods within one end of the bolt, and en abling the samples to be readily removed for distribujion, instead of cutting samples from the goods, and thus eliminating waste.

A further object is the provision of such a sample holder constructed from a blank of card-board, paper or other suitable material, and a tape, and providing a simple and efficient device.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end portion of a bolt of cloth, showing the sample holder in place.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sample holder laid out flat.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The sample holder comprises a pair of wings 7 and 8, formed from a rectangular blank of cardboard, paper or other suitable material, and having the fold line or hinge 9 between them, whereby said wings can be folded together, for holding samples of the goods between them.

In order. to facilitate the removal of the sample holder, and to provide a marker therefor, a tape or ribbon 10 of suitable material is provided, and said tape extends through a slit 11 in the fold line or hinge 9 of the wings between the ends thereof, and one terminal of said tape extends from said hinge to constitute the marker and to also be grasped by the hand for withdrawing the sample holder from the bolt. The tape 10 extends from the slit 11 partially across the inner surface of the wing 7, as at 12, and then outwardly through a second slit 13 in the said wing, and partially across the outer surface of said wing, as at 14:. Said tape then extends inwardly through the slit 15 in said wing beyond the slit 13, and

its other terminal 16 is disposed on the inner surface of said wing. The terminal 16 is pasted on the inner surface of the wing 7, thereby anchoring the tape to said Wing, and the threading of the tape inwardly and outwardly through the several slits, will provide a secure fastening for the tape to the wing 7, so that the tape will not pull loose or will not be loosened in inserting or withdrawing the holder.

In using the holder, the samples are placed between the wings and the wings folded together and then inserted between the board 17 and the goods 18 wound thereon, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3, leaving the free terminal of the tape 10 extending from the end of the bolt, to serve as a marker. When a sample of the goods is desired, the holder is readily withdrawn by grasping the tape 10, and after a sample is removed, the holder is reinserted into the bolt. This provides a convenient means for distributing samples without cutting same from the goods, and therefore providing for economy, by eliminating waste.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A sample holder for insertion into the end of a bolt of cloth or other goods, comprising a blank folded on a line to form a pair of hinged wings for holding samples between them, and provided with a slit at the hinge, and a tape extending through said slit and anchored to one of said wings, said tape extending from said hinge to serve as a marker and means for the withdrawal of the holder from a bolt of cloth in which it is inserted and leaving said wings free to swing apart.

2. A sample holder for insertion into the end of a bolt of cloth or other goods, comprising a blank of cardboard or similar material folded on a line to form a pair of hinged wings for holding the samples between them, and having a slit at the hinge, one wing having other slits, and a tape inserted through the first named slit and threaded inwardly and outwardly through theo ther slits, said tape being pasted to said wing and extending from said hinge to serve as a marker and for pulling the holder from a bolt of cloth in which it is inserted and leaving said wings free to swing apart.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

THEODORE H. OLLESHEIMER. 

